Iris Swimming Club with 8 medals from European Swimming Championships in Romania

Wednesday, 07 February 2024

The competitors of Iris Swimming Club returned from the European Ice Swimming Championships in Oradia, Romania. Under the guidance of their coach Pavel Todorov they won 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals in a competition with 330 swimmers from 27 countries. The race was held in water with a temperature of 0 to 5 degrees.
In the age group 18 - 24 Ivan Hristov grabbed gold in the 50 m backstroke, silver medal in the 100 m backstroke and two bronze medals in the 50 m absolute category and the 100 m final.
Tony Anastasov won a gold medal in the 18-24 years category in the 50 m freestyle and a bronze medal in the 50 m butterfly. In the finals, the young Roussean finished 4th and 6th.
In the same age category Mikhail Danev finished second in the 50 m freestyle and third in the 100 m freestyle, taking 5th and 6th place in the final standings.
All Bulgarian athletes who took part in the European Championships won a total of 4 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals.

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